Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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321 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014

…NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST TONIGHT…

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- and PAGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OCCURRING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS NEAR SUNRISE.

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW AND MID 30S.

* IMPACTS…SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED…ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED OR LOW LYING AREAS

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD…
844 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY FROST IS AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA
TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AND
AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR
DURING THIS PERIOD.

**FROST ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS MORNING**

Today: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight :Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy.

349 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014

FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD.

AND A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8AM FOR: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES.

* TEMPERATURE…LOWS OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS…SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED…ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED OR LOW LYING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

345 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014

…NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT…

A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN IOWA TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD.

…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OCCURRING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS NEAR SUNRISE.

* TEMPERATURE…LOWS FROM NEAR FREEZING TO THE UPPER 30S ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS…SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED…ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED OR LOW LYING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Recent heavy rainfall has washed away or at least lessened drought conditions in swaths of Nebraska and Iowa. A report released Thursday by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says drenching rains led to significant improvements for areas of the two states considered to be in drought. Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the center, says overall drought reduced last week by nearly 12 percent in Iowa and about 17 percent in Nebraska.

The report says western Iowa saw the greatest improvement in the state. Nebraska saw a substantial reduction in the east-central region, with a pocket now considered drought-free. Fuchs says the improvements seen within the past week are noteworthy, as changes in drought status typically occur slowly.

346 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST THROUGH MID MORNING. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGH 65 TO 70.

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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